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- [in doo, dyoo kawrs, kohrs]
- /ɪn du, dyu kɔrs, koʊrs/
- /ɪn djuː kɔːs/
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- [in doo, dyoo kawrs, kohrs]
- /ɪn du, dyu kɔrs, koʊrs/
Definitions of in due course words
- noun in due course a direction or route taken or to be taken. 1
- noun in due course the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 1
- noun in due course advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement. 1
- noun in due course the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle. 1
- noun in due course the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course. 1
- noun in due course a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action. 1
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Origin of in due course
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English co(u)rs (noun) < Anglo-French co(u)rs(e), Old French cours < Latin cursus “a running, course,” equivalent to cur(rere) “to run” + -sus, variant of -tus suffix of verb action
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Parts of speech for In due course
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in due course popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in due course usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in due course
adj in due course
- sequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
- ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
adv in due course
- ultimately — last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
- someday — at an indefinite future time.
- finally — at the final point or moment; in the end.
- still — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- sometime — at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time: He will arrive sometime next week.
Antonyms for in due course
adv in due course
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
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